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Table 1. Sports categories practiced versus most frequent injuries.

Sports category/injury Meniscal
injury
LCA Patellar instability Patellar tendinopathy Patellofemoral syndrome
Athletics 36% 12% 4% 20% 4%
Ballet/dance 18% 9% 24% 36% 0%
Baseball 33% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Basketball 27% 36% 0% 13% 0%
Boxing 0% 33% 33% 0% 33%
Capoeira 33% 33% 0% 22% 0%
Karate 50% 25% 0,00% 0% 0%
Biking 0% 25% 0% 0% 50%
Street run 23% 10% 3% 10% 18%
Climbing 33% 0% 0% 33% 33%
Football 15% 54,5% 4% 5% 3,5%
Gymnastics 0% 0% 25% 0% 25%
Handball 5% 47% 5% 23% 11%
Hapkido 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Jiu-jitsu 24% 47% 0% 14% 0%
Judo 23% 35% 17% 0% 6%
Kickboxing 0% 66% 0% 0% 0%
Kung fu 0% 0% 25% 50% 25%
Greco-Roman wrestling 0% 0% 50% 0% 25%
Motobiking 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Bodybuilding 0% 0% 0% 0% 50%
Synchronized swimming 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Swimming 12,5% 12,50% 0% 12,5% 12,5%
Skating 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Rowing 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Rodeo 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Skate 0% 66% 0% 11% 0%
Surf 66% 33% 0% 0% 0%
Taekwondo 16% 33% 0% 33% 0%
Tennis 0% 0% 0% 0% 20%
Table tennis 0% 0% 0% 100% 0%
Triathlon 0% 20% 20% 0% 60%
Volleyball 15% 27% 7% 30% 11%